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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-03-19

Banker Bieichroder Talks of the Relations
of Germany and France.
Pal! Mail Gazette.
writer in the Evenement, who goes by the
nom de plume of Theo Crit, went to Berlin a
week ago, and has now returned to Paris, after
having interviewed several prominent Germans.
He describes in yesterdays paper interview
with Herr Won Bleichroder, the we'll known bank
err s'The banker is man of small stature quite
gray wearing his hair rather long, and curled
over the ears. His chin is clean shaver, but his
long whiskers meet the mustache. He is evil
IDENTIFY growing old, and the lens-like glasses Of
his blue spectacles show that his sight might be
better. He is soft, perhaps unctuous, in speech
He said: we don't intend to attack
you. It is you, on the contrary, that are arm
ing against US, for you keep thinking about Metz
and Strasourg. and, above al, you cannot make
mp your minds to the commercial obligations en-
tailed upon you by the treaty of Frankfort For
time people in France may have cherished an
idea that that treaty would some day come to an
end. in so far as it's commercial provisions are
concerned. Now, however, they have discovered
that its political and commercial character are
inseparable from each other, and therefore you
want to 60 to war in order to get rid of it 1t is
much to DE regretted that yon do not keep NJ.
Ferry in Office. II he were to return to Office ali
2he difficulties would soon be adjusted SINCE he
10 a persona grata with the German government.
For my own part have worked hard for the las,
two years to consolidate the understanding be
tween the two governments and 1 shall con
finue to do so. People in France form quite
a wrong idea about the German press. 1t is in
France. not in Germany, that the papers obey .
mot d'ordre. This is shown by the relative calm
ness of your press during the past month. Yor
have means of pressure that we do not possess
In Germany the government is diearmed agains
the press The article in the Post, give you m,
word of honor, was not inspired by Prince Bis
marck. questioned him on the subject 10 late
than yesterday, and he told me that he neve
knew Of it till he saw 1t in print am convinced
that Prince Bismarck will not attack France
The atmosphere, however, Is stormy. but tina
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-03-19
GENERAL FOREIGN NEWS.
Installation of q New American Consul
Needed Reforms Promised.

Installation of q New American Consul
Needed Reforms Promised.
TANGIER March l6-The United States steam
ship Quinnebaug has arrived here and has ex-
changed salutes with the city forts in celebra-
ton of the installation of the new American
consul, Mr. Lewis. A crowd of natives to-day
visited the residence of Mr.. Ion Perdicaris to
thank him for having. as an American citizen,
secured their release from prison. in which they
had, it Is alleged, been confined by usurious
creditors, through the influence of foreign con-
suls. MIR. Lewis will thoroughly investigate the
charges as to the abuses of the protege system
of protection from penalties for the violation OF
the local laws which has grown up in Taugier
under combined abuse of consulate privileges
so far as the American consul has been con-
cerned, and he will officially notify the Sultan
Of the abandonment, by the United States, OF
the claim OF the right TO protect natives
PIeasantries Between Bismarck and Lesseps.
PARIS, March 18-The Voltaire publishes an
interview to-day with De Lesseps in relation to
his visit to Berlin. NJ. De Lesseps professed
complete disregard for the attacks upon him by
the Radical press. and maintained the truth of
his assertion that Germany and France were
natural friends, having common interests. He
said Prince Bismarck told him he was glad to
see France great and strong, and would wish
Germany to be the same SO that the two nations
might be able to gauge the uncertainty of q
fresh conflict. MAY We some day exclaim,
continued the Prince that we would b. stupid
to kill each other. Let US join forces. aud be
masters of the world. We would then be able
to work for the progress of civilization. The
day our forces are equal we will again be friends
Our geographical position makes it our duty tc
neglect nothing to that end which will ensure
the peace of the world That is why congrat
ulate you upon possessing the energetic and sol
dierlke General Boulanger. / repeat that when
our forces are equal the two peoples will frater
nizer
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cannot last long and everything will depend on
the nervous system of the two peoples. What,
nevertheless, is reassurine is the interview
which took place Monday between Count
Herbert Bismarck and II. Herbette. know that
they were both thoroughly satisfied with their
mutual declarations as to the septenate no mat
ter what the new Parliament may be it will be
voted by a majority of 100. Unfortunately, you
have General Boulanger who is regarded as
bent upon war. and it would be well il ne were
to retire from Office. '"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-03-19
The Bald Knob Murderers.

ST. LOUIS, March 18-The latest advices from
Ozark, where the Bald Knobbers Of Christian
county lately arrested are confined, are that six
more a the band have been captured, and that
twenty five are now under guard in Ozark. No
attempt has been made to rescue these men, and
has been taken to prevent surprise, as we'll as
to resist AN attack. The confession Of Inman,
although denied by Chief Walker. has greatly
depressed the men. The preliminary trial will
probably begin tomorrow.
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sergeant-at-Arms canaday Injured.

WASHINGTON, March 18.--Col. VIM. P. Can
aday, Sergeant -at-arms of the Senate, met with
what might have been a serious, if not fatal, &C
cident, while riding down Pennsylvania avenue
on horseback this afternoon. There was high
wind, the concrete pavement was very slippery,
and between Eleventh and Twelfth streets Mr.
Canaday's horse slipped and fell partly upon him.
spraining and bruising badly one of his legs
Surgeon general Hamilton, of the Marine Hos
pital service, was called to attend him. and after
making an examination said that the injury,
although painful. was not serious and would not
confne him to his room for more than three or
four weeks.
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Big Score Mt Pisto,-shooting.

Special to the IndianapoI!s JournaL
BosToN. March lS-At the range of the Mas
sachusetts Rife Association, at Walnut Hill. to-
day, Ira Paine. the famous marksman, fred one
hundred shots from Smith & Wesson army re-
volver, at a distance OF fifty yards, at the
standard American target. in attempt to
break the record OF 191 points established by
him q few months ago at the same place. The
conditions were favorable. and MIR. Paine scored
Gal points. There was good attendance
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-03-19
Murder for Opinions Sake.

NEW YoRK, March 18-Advices from Panama
to the 9th inst say: "a Venezuelan paper,
the Sol de Abrie says that in six districts there
honorable men have been murdered to prevent
them from voting with the Liberal party and
making manifestations against the policy Of
Guzman Blaneo and his party"
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Gable Notes.

The King of the Tonga Islands has closed the
Wesleyan College at Tonga and in consequence
of his hostility the Wesleyans leaving his do
minons and gong to the Fiji Islands.
The French have sent q mau-ofwar to bonn
bard the walled town of Johanna. capital of the
island of the same name, in the channel between
Mozambique and Madagascar. The reason
given by the French is that the King of Johanna
refused to receive French resident at his cap
ital
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-03-19

A sTATIsTIcIAN [hacheior OF coursct insists
that cour,ships average three tons of coais each.
and we would add, scores OF bad coughs and
colds: but then every prudent gallant is pro
vided with bottle Of Dr. Bulls Cough Syrup
Price, % cents.
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One Effect of mcGlynn,. Deposition.

New YORK March 18-At meeting. to-
night, of the members of St Stephens Church
who are admirers Of the deposed priest. Dr.
McGlynn, the chairman said that he was in
formed on good authority that South American
churches had been affected financially to the ex-
tent Of 100000 by this trouble. and were likely
to suffer moro
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-03-19

New York March IS Arrived: State of Ne
vaaa, from Glasgow; Trave. from Bremen; Bri
taInic, from Liverpool
SOUTHAMPTON. March l8.-Arrived Aller,
from New York for Bremen; Rhyulaud, from
New York for Antwerp.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-03-19
Excitement Among Buffalo People at Wash.

EActtemenG among Buffalo ReOple at wash
ingtOn.
Special to the indianapolis journal
WASHINGTON, March 10-The city is full Of
visitors from Buffalo On Wednesday morning
a train arrived in five sections from western
New York, and Of the two or three thousand peo
Pile who came that train, at least four. hun
dred were from Buffalo and its immediate vicin-
ity. The report of the burning of the Richmond
Hotel was circulated among them early in the
day. and the utmost excitement prevailed be-
cause of the uncertainty which existed to the
fate Of friends who might have been stopping
there. Then, too. report was current that a
number Of other fires had been started in var
ious parts OF the city. which served to intensity
the alarm of the visitors. Not until the after
papers appeared with the full details Of the
catastrophe the alarm allayed. Severa, of
the Buffalo people started home TO night, in or
der that they NAV assure themselves that their
friends still among the living Altogether,
the fire has spoiled the visit of the Buffalo peo
pie to Washington, and many of them who
would have called tine President this after
| noon were prevented from doing by the anx.
iety which they felt to know the fate of friends
/ who were stopping in the hotel
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Mr.. Montgomery's Probable Successor.

WASHINGTON. March 1S.-It is rumored to-
night that Benton j. Hall! OF Iowa. has been de-
cided upon the successor to Mr.. Montgomery,
Commissioner of Patents.
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Crowds Viewing the Ruins,

Special to the Indiana oolis Journal.
BUFFALO, March 1S-The desolate ruins of
the handsome Richmond Hotel of yesterday and
old st. James Hall, lately occupied by Bunnells
Museum. seemed to possess charm for curious
eyes to-day. Thousands of people were conere
gated in the vicinity all day. evidently with the
expectation of seeing dead bodies drawn there
from, but search is out of the question at pres
ent, the debris is too hot to be touched It is
thought that more dead bodies will be found
when the ruins picked over. but this is only
conjecture, although stories of those who es-
capped indicate that many bodies were lying in
the halls and corridors, and that they fell over
such obstacles in the mad rush for safety.
Der of the lost. None of them have any founda-
tion save in guess work The physicians at the
hospital are IN hope that the majority Of the in
jured will recover. but cannot give definite opin-
ions until tomorrow. Everything possible is
being done to soothe the suferings of tho in
jured.
The walls of the burned buildings are in pre-
carious condition. and will have to be taken
down before pedestrians will be safe in that
vicinity. AT present rope is stretched about
the dangerous points. and the police are keeping
back the eager. hustng crowds. The Richmond
Hotel contained 160 The building was
formerly occupied by the Young Mems Associa-
ton library rooms. When the latter removed
to their new quarters, Messrs. Stafford & Co.
purchased the building and made it into a hotel.
The St James Hall building was large strucs-
ure. facing on Eagle street. adjoining the hotel,
and extending TO Washington street. 1t was
built thirty years ago and was used as
public hall until Mr.. j. Fl. Bunneli leased it,
three years ago. for a museum and theater.
Excavations are heard on all sides tonight
against the telegraph wires, and before adjourn
ment to-day the Merchants Exchange issued a
call for a meeting tonorro to protest against
aerial wires and to demand that they be put
under ground at once
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-05-11
SUPERIOR COURT.

TUEsDAY-The traverse jury was empanelleC
and is nearly the same as at last term
Sidney Rogers, Freeport foreman
Joel Bibber, Portland.
>@E. .. Cobb Casco.
ASvegdo Estes, New Gloucester.
Stephen74a Efnery Westbrook.
Charles w. 4. Cooling. Portland.
Fred Hamilton. North Yarmouth.
Horace A. Haett, Portland.
David Harrington, Harpswell.
Daniel S. Leavitt Scarborough.
James Mains, 0tisfield
George w. Richardson, Brunswick.
Supernumeraries-JameS Il. Hawkes., Portland
Oliver c. Watson, Gorham.
The following respondents, indicted for keep
ing liquor nuisances, were arraigned pleaded not
guilty and gave bail from day to day:
Patrick McGlinchy, John w. Sullivan, Dennis
Il. Kilday, James Holland, Patrick McGoldrick
Timothy j, Twigg, Henry F. Coyn, Isaac Ed,
wards Clara A. johnson.
Arthur L. johnson, pleaded guilty to nuisance
indictment.
Herbert Sherman indicted for breaking and
entering the factory and warehouse of the West
brook Manufacturing Company at Saccarappa
and stealing Bingham and seersucker goods
pleaded guilty.
Frank Heating retracted his plea of not guilty
and pleaded guilty 10 an assault and battery upon
police officer WinSlow Lawton.
John 4. Whitney and William Tobey indicted
Tor breaking and entering the shop of George
Russell, and larceny, retracted their pleas of moi
guilty and pleaded guilty TO larceny, the county
attorney having entered mol pros as to the
breaking
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Maine Historical Society.

The Maine Historical Society will meet al
its rooms in this city at 2.3O p. M, June 10th.
Papers will be read and the society will take
into consideration the act passed by the last
legislature to provide against impairing the
fund of the society by any expenditure
which would reduce it to an amount less than
$4,000.
The 10th of June is the eighty-ffth birth
day of Hon. James w. Bradbury, the presi.
dent of the society. and dinner will be
rendered him by the organization on that
day. The dinner will be served at the Fail
mouth Hotel at o'clock. Messrs. Henry l.,
Chapman. flames p. Baxter, John Marshall
Brown. Lewis Pierce and II. w. Bryant, the
committee in charge of the dinner. have re.
ceiyed the following letter from Mr.. Brad.
bury: -
Geytlenen:- have the honor to acknowledge
the receipt of your letter of the 18th inst invit
ing me TO a complimentary dinner at the next
meeting of our society, on the 10th OF June,
The Invitation comes from gentlemen with
whom have been SO long and SO intimately asso-
ciated in the prosecution of patriotic work, and
Grille weakness in me to pretend to be insensible
to such testimonial of regard. While the enyi
ronments of age incline me to withdraw from
scenes where cannot be useful or contribute Ia
the enjoyment of the occasion, yet feel that
ought not to decline an invitation so kindly con
ceived and so gracefully rendered.
Most respectfully yours
JAMES W. BRAnyarRv
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PERSONAL.

Hon. j. p Bass, of the Bangor CONNER
cial. was in the city yesterday.
1t is said that the late Hon. S. +. Blake of
Bangor has left to the four children of Geo.
F. Stearns of Paris the sum of $4,000.
Prof. A. w. Small, of Colby University,
will deliver the sermon at the anniversary Of
Bethel Academy, on May 18TH
Capt Joseph Wentworth of Bangor has
gone to Philadelphia to make arrangements
to have steamer run between Bangor and
New York.
Mr.. j. l.. Reed is meeting with success in
his position on the New York Tribune. He
has been promoted to position on the ed-
| torial staff.
George III. Mcleod, Boston; Gustavus
Croker and G. II. Gordon, of Sherbrooke,
Can; and Max G. Raughman of New York
city are at the Falmouth.
Mr.. George B. Goodwin, United States
Consul at Anraberg, Saxony, formerly of
Blddeford, and more recently ON the editori-
al staff of the Boston Post, is at home on
short leave of absence
Miss Nettie Webb of Portland, daughter
of Sheriff Webb, has been engaged by the
Sophomore class at the Maine State College,
to give them instruction in elocution, pre-
paratory to the Sophomore defamation.
Mr.. Blaine, on Saturday received two large
and handsome salmon, presented to him by
friends in Oregon. They were taken from
the Columbia river. and were in perfect con-
dition on arriving at Augusta.
The party of gentlemen who accompanied
Mr. c. r. Milliken to Mechanic Falls and
Canton to see the recently purchased Deni-
son property, arrived home last night The
mills at both towns were visited, and the
party had profitable and enjoyable trip.
Accidentally two Portland members of the
Legislature of 1886 (ifty-one years ago. met
day or two ago and talked over affairs that
occurred that year at Augusta. One of the
gentlemen, j. T. Walton, is now 90 years,
and the other, S. G. Lyman of this city, is
81 years old.
The Patten High School, under the direc
ton of Mr.. E. r. Harding of Hampden.
closed very successful year recently. Mr..
Harding is teacher of marked ability, and
is very popular with the scholars and the
public. The graduating exercises were very
interesting. Mr. Harding is Bowdoin Col
lege graduate.
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WANTED.

C0AT makers, steady work and good pay. Ap-
~ ply at once to GEO. IL. YORK, Merchant
Tailor, Woodfords, Me. apr25dtf
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BRIEF JOTTINCS,

There will be an assembly in Mechanics
Hall this evening, given by the entertain
ment committee of Iyanhoe Lodge, K. of P.
The regular monthly meeting of the st.
Andrews Society will be held at the rooms
Of the Overseers of the Poor this evening at
o'clock.
The artesian well sunk on the premises of
Burgess, Fobes & Co., on Munjoy Hill,
reached flow Of water yesterday at depth
of $50 feet.
Cook, Everett 81 Pennell have made do
nation Of $50 to the Maine General Hospital.
The firm made a donation of the same
amount last year.
The last ocean steamer to leave here this
season, the Ontario of the Dominion line.
sailed yesterday noon. She took over 400
head of cattle.
Yesterday was the hottest of the spring.
the thermometer registering between S0o and
and $50 in the shade. Last night the heat
abated somewhat, but the night was warm
enough to make an overeoat uncomfortable.
The last express between Portland and
Montreal, on the Grand Trunk, will begin
running for the summer season next Mon
day. The train will leave here at 7.3O a. m.
and reach Montreal at 8 p. m.
Mr.. Geo. III. Knight will build a cottage on
Cushing's Island this summer from plans
drawn by Fassett &c Tompson. Plans are
also being drawn for house for Mr.. F. A.
klmball, to be built on Cumberland street
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-05-11
Hoods SarsapariIIa

Sold by all druggists. 81; six for So. Prepared
by c. l. HOOD & CO., Apothecaries, Lowell, Mass
100 Doses One Dollar.
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The City Building.

The work of putting new system Of
drainage into the City Building will begin in
short time. Yesterday the committee
voted to adopt the Durham system. In this
system wrought iron pipes and joints are
used. The old pipes will be sealed up and
the new ones put in all parts of the building
SO that when the work is completed the
drainage will be entirely new. Mr.. Durham
OF New York, the president of the company
which controls the Durham system of drain
age, is in the city and the contract for the
work will be signed to-day. The amount of
the contract is $4,05O. The approximate
was $1,000 and the bal"
called =.
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ARRoR DAY.
How 1t Was Observed in Portland
and Deering.


The day was appropriately observed at
Doering. The sum Of $500 previously raised
by the town and Village Improvement So
ciety was expended under the supervision of
the society in permanent Improvement about
the various schoolhouse grounds The
grounds around the High school were grad
ed and number of maple trees set out, also
on the grounds around the Primary school
! house at Deering Centre. Vases were set at
the High school and Morrilps Corner and
Woodfords. Trees were set out at East
Deering and Lunt's Corner. Deering Centre,
Morrill's and Woodfords. The citizens at
Libby's Corner and Stroudwater were also
interested in Arbor day, and the school
house grounds in those parts of the town
were beautified by individual efforts.
The children of the schools had holiday
and made up picnic parties in the fields and
forest In the afternoon they returned with
flowers and assisted in decorating the vases
in the schoolhouse yards.
At the public supper and entertainment
given by the Deering Village Improvement
Association last evening, there was full at
tendance. After the supper in the banquet
were entertained by several selections from
the Deering Centre Band.
The first speaker was Mr.. H. j. Chase who
spoke of the custom of observing Arbor
Day in the old countries for many years, also
of the laws which have been passed from
time to time for the protection of forest and
shade trees. Mr.. Chase spoke in a very in
structive and interesting manner. He al
luded very happily to the ladies who have
assisted in the work of setting shade trees.
Rev. Mr.. Ogden, the next speaker, spoke
in scientific manner on the evil effects pro-
duced by the wholesale destruction of our
large forests. He also called attention to
the fine old trees to be seen in Deering, es-
peciallyat Deering Point and on the Deer
ing Land Company's property-relics of Ifor-
mer generations.
A recitation by Mamie Watson; a song by
Mrs. Lula M Plummer, and an original
poem by s. M. Watson were among the at
fractions of the evening. A letter from j.
z. Baxter who could not be present, was
read by Rev. Mr.. Ogden. Rev. L. II. Shinn
of Deering Centre, made the closing re-
marks of the evening.
''oAu"J was AIpor Day, anu Wnlle II
was not generally observed in the city, many
persons brought trees and shrubs for the
adornment of their lawns and grounds AT
the Portland High School the students plant
ed young elm. After remarks by members
oil the senior class, the school INDUCED in
patriotic songs; and as conclusion of the
exercises, the opening chorus of the Mikado
was rendered by the 'S7 quartette.
The Custom House was closed during the
day,
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HOUSE FOR sALE-In the suburbs,
Ii square frame house, on high ground. eleven
rooms, has Sebago and bath room; good sub
stantial residences size of lot 75x121 BENZ.
SHAW, 4S1a Exchange st. 6-l